Jss1 first term visual arts past questions and answers

Jss1 first term visual arts past questions and answers

Here are 20 JSS1 Visual Arts questions with options and answers:

Question: What is the primary color wheel?

A) Red, Green, Blue

B) Yellow, Magenta, Cyan

C) Red, Yellow, Blue

D) Orange, Purple, Green

Answer: C) Red, Yellow, Blue

Question: Which art technique involves shading to create a sense of depth?

A) Pointillism

B) Impasto

C) Chiaroscuro

D) Sgraffito

Answer: C) Chiaroscuro

Question: What is a still life in art?

A) Landscape painting

B) Portraiture

C) Representation of inanimate objects

D) Abstract art

Answer: C) Representation of inanimate objects

Question: In sculpture, what is the term for a fully rounded, three-dimensional form?

A) Bas-relief

B) Relief

C) Bust

D) Round sculpture

Answer: D) Round sculpture

Question: Which of the following is a primary function of color in visual arts?

A) Conveying texture

B) Expressing emotion

C) Creating symmetry

D) Controlling composition

Answer: B) Expressing emotion

Question: What is the purpose of a viewfinder in drawing or painting?

A) To magnify images

B) To frame and focus on a specific composition

C) To mix colors

D) To create a textured surface

Answer: B) To frame and focus on a specific composition

Question: Who is known for the technique of dripping and pouring paint onto the canvas?

A) Pablo Picasso

B) Jackson Pollock

C) Vincent van Gogh

D) Leonardo da Vinci

Answer: B) Jackson Pollock

Question: What is the term for a work of art that combines various materials and objects?

A) Collage

B) Fresco

C) Engraving

D) Etching

Answer: A) Collage

Question: Which artistic movement focused on capturing the momentary effects of light and color?

A) Surrealism

B) Cubism

C) Impressionism

D) Abstract Expressionism

Answer: C) Impressionism

Question: What does the term "perspective" refer to in visual arts?

A) The use of color

B) The representation of three-dimensional space on a flat surface

C) Creating abstract forms

D) Sculpting with clay

Answer: B) The representation of three-dimensional space on a flat surface

Question: Which artist is known for the melting clocks in the painting "The Persistence of Memory"?

A) Pablo Picasso

B) Salvador Dalí

C) Claude Monet

D) Georgia O'Keeffe

Answer: B) Salvador Dalí

Question: What is the term for a work of art created by assembling and gluing various materials onto a surface?

A) Mosaic

B) Collage

C) Fresco

D) Bas-relief

Answer: B) Collage

Question: Which art movement emphasized geometric shapes and primary colors?

A) Abstract Expressionism

B) Pop Art

C) Cubism

D) Fauvism

Answer: C) Cubism

Question: What is the technique of scratching or scoring a surface to reveal a lower layer called?

A) Sgraffito

B) Glazing

C) Cross-hatching

D) Stippling

Answer: A) Sgraffito

Question: Who painted the famous mural "Guernica," depicting the horrors of war?

A) Pablo Picasso

B) Diego Rivera

C) Frida Kahlo

D) Vincent van Gogh

Answer: A) Pablo Picasso

Question: In which art movement did artists reject realistic representation and focus on conveying emotions and feelings?

A) Realism

B) Abstract Expressionism

C) Romanticism

D) Surrealism

Answer: B) Abstract Expressionism

Question: What is the term for a drawing or painting done quickly to capture the essence of a subject?

A) Still life

B) Sketch

C) Etching

D) Engraving

Answer: B) Sketch

Question: Who is known for his innovative use of collage and assemblage, often incorporating found objects into his artworks?

A) Pablo Picasso

B) Marcel Duchamp

C) Andy Warhol

D) Henri Matisse

Answer: B) Marcel Duchamp

Question: What is the term for a sculpture technique in which material is carved away to reveal the final form?

A) Modeling

B) Casting

C) Carving

D) Assemblage

Answer: C) Carving

Question: Which Renaissance artist is known for his detailed anatomical drawings and sketches?

A) Michelangelo

B) Leonardo da Vinci

C) Raphael

D) Donatello

Answer: B) Leonardo da Vinci